Samsö, an island belonging to Denmark, lies in the entrance to the Great Belt, between Zealand and Jutland. Area, 42 sq. m. The people, 6600 in number, are engaged in cultivating the fertile soil and in shipping.
Samsö
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 134
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